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vasospastic

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vasospastic
[-spas′tik]
1  adj, relating to a spasmodic constriction of a blood vessel.
2  n, any agent that produces spasms of the blood vessels.


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Other risk factors include clotting abnormalities, endothelial dysfunction, hyperuricemia, arterial intima-media thickening, infection, collagen vascular disease, calcification of major vessels and coronary vessels, thrombophilias, Kawasaki disease, and consumption of vasospastic stimulants such as cocaine.
This disorder is characterized by episodic attacks, called vasospastic attacks, that cause the blood vessels in the digits (fingers and toes) to constrict (narrow).
 
 
 
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